Acknowledgements
I would like to thank first the authors for writing the excellent chapters contained in
this book. I would also like to thank the following reviewers for their time to
carefully read and provide constructive feedback on each chapter, in particular
Dr. Reginald B. Shiflett and Dr. Dirk Tuma who reviewed all the chapters.
Dr. Reginald B. Shiflett, retired, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Dr. Dirk Tuma, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin,
Germany
Prof. Edward Maginn, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Prof. Carlos Nieto de Castro, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Prof. Jason Bara, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Prof. Rasmus Fehrmann, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Prof. João Coutinho, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Prof. Gary Baker, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Prof. Aaron Scurto, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Dr. Joe Magee, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado,
USA
I would also like to thank the team at Springer, in particular Thomas Spicer,
Cindy Zitter, Loyola D’Silva, and Megana Dinesh, for their support. It is always a
pleasure to work with such a professional group of people.
Finally, I would like to dedicate this book to my wife, Lori A. Shiflett, for her
patience and understanding the amount of time required to put this book together.
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I would like to thank first the authors for writing the excellent chapters contained in
this book. I would also like to thank the following reviewers for their time to
carefully read and provide constructive feedback on each chapter, in particular
Dr. Reginald B. Shiflett and Dr. Dirk Tuma who reviewed all the chapters.
Dr. Reginald B. Shiflett, retired, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Dr. Dirk Tuma, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin,
Germany
Prof. Edward Maginn, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Prof. Carlos Nieto de Castro, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Prof. Jason Bara, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Prof. Rasmus Fehrmann, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Prof. João Coutinho, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Prof. Gary Baker, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Prof. Aaron Scurto, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Dr. Joe Magee, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado,
USA
I would also like to thank the team at Springer, in particular Thomas Spicer,
Cindy Zitter, Loyola D’Silva, and Megana Dinesh, for their support. It is always a
pleasure to work with such a professional group of people.
Finally, I would like to dedicate this book to my wife, Lori A. Shiflett, for her
patience and understanding the amount of time required to put this book together.
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